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# this is a virtual module that is entirely implemented server side
DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: raw
short_description: Executes a low-down and dirty SSH command
description:
- Executes a low-down and dirty SSH command, not going through the module
subsystem. This is useful and should only be done in two cases. The
first case is installing python-simplejson on older (Python 2.4 and
before) hosts that need it as a dependency to run modules, since nearly
all core modules require it. Another is speaking to any devices such as
routers that do not have any Python installed. In any other case, using
the M(shell) or M(command) module is much more appropriate. Arguments
given to M(raw) are run directly through the configured remote shell and
only output is returned. There is no error detection or change handler
support for this module
examples:
- code: ansible newhost.example.com -m raw -a "yum -y install python-simplejson"
description: Example from /usr/bin/ansible to bootstrap a legacy python 2.4 host
'''